It’s happened again. Another seizure, another rescue in trouble. It’s easy for all of us to point fingers and make judgements. It’s wonderful to sit back with our two or three birds or whatever sized flock we can comfortably handle, proclaiming our disgust and feeling fear for the latest flock that was hauled away in [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Parrot Rescue Sites’
Twisted Heart
Posted in essays and articles, Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, tagged animal hoarding, animals, Best Friends animal Society, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Foster Parrots, Institutional Hoarding, Ohio Birds, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Parrot rescues, Patricia Sund, taking care of parrots, Wings Over the Rainbow on May 11, 2012 | 153 Comments »
Taking “Chop” on the Road
Posted in Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, People in Aviculture, Posts About the "Chop" Concept, tagged Ann Brooks, blogging about parrots, Eileen Parker Hill, Melissa J. Kowalski, Natural Encounters, Parrot Adoption, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Phoenix Landing, preparing food for birds on January 13, 2012 | 8 Comments »
I got back from the D.C. area after an incredible time last weekend with the Phoenix Landing Organization. A little background is called for here: I’ve known Ann Brooks since 2005 when we both attended the Natural Encounters Companion Parrot Training Class, or “Birdy Boot Camp” as I called it. Ann’s a tad on the [...]
Marc Johnson of Foster Parrots Finishes the Sentence
Posted in "Finish the Sentence" Interviews, Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, People in Aviculture, tagged blogging about parrots, Foster Parrots, Marc Johnson, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, rehabilitation, rehoming parrots on October 6, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Photo courtesy of Foster Parrots Ltd. Marc Johnson heads up Foster Parrots, an adoption, education, sanctuary and rescue organization located in Rockland, Massachusetts. I’ve known about Foster Parrots for years, but I didn’t meet Marc until about two years ago. Marc and Foster Parrots were featured in a PBS show, “Scientific Frontiers” with Alan Alda [...]
An Avian Auschwitz
Posted in essays and articles, Writing, tagged blogging about parrots, Hoarding Birds, Miami Valley Bird Rescue, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, The Troy Ohio Birds on August 6, 2011 | 67 Comments »
Warning: Photos are graphic and disturbing. If you have a sensitive stomach, read this in the bathroom. And by the way, I selected the most tasteful photos sent to me. First, you’re horrified. You can’t believe what you’re seeing. It’s like watching a traffic accident. Then, you cry. Finally, you get really angry. I’m talking [...]
An Unpaid Endorsement
Posted in Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, Posts About the "Chop" Concept, tagged Bird Lovers Only Parrot Rescue, Bird Lovers Only Rescue, blogging about parrots, Chop recipe for birds, Irena Schulz, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, Su Gould on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Well, this just made my week! My friend, Su Gould who works with Irena Schulz at Bird Lovers Only Rescue in Dyer, Indiana created this for my blog. Su is incredibly talented and is expanding her repertoire at a rapid clip! I just love this Snowball cartoon and I hope you do too.
Best Friends Parrot Garden Manager- It’s Jacqueline Johnson’s Turn
Posted in "Finish the Sentence" Interviews, Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Best Friends Parrot Garden, Bird Blogs, Birds at Best Friends, blogging about parrots, information about parrots, Jacqueline Johnson, Parrot Rescue Sites on March 10, 2011 | 3 Comments »
Jacque Johnson, Parrot Garden Manager at Best Friends I did a rather unusual interview with Bird Lovers Only Founder, Irena Schulz a few weeks ago. I sent her a series of phrases that were the beginning of a statement. All she had to do was finish the sentence. Irena was a trooper and despite the [...]
A Feather Pillow For Phoenix Landing
Posted in Contests, Events, Parrot Adoption and Rescue Sites, tagged auction for Phoenix Landing, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, feather crafts, feather pillow, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, Phoenix Landing on February 27, 2011 | 2 Comments »
A while back I made a feather pillow for Phoenix Landing. (PL) It sat here because Founder Ann Brooks and I didn’t exactly know how to promote an auction for this item. We finally figured it out and here’s what we came up with. Phoenix Landing has an account at Ebay and so we decided [...]
Stuff Bird People Like #3: Funny Bird Videos
Posted in Stuff Bird People Like, tagged Bird Lovers Only Rescue, blogging about parrots, Dr. Irene Pepperberg, Irena Schulz, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Stuff Bird People Like, The Alex Foundation on October 26, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Bird People like seeing other people’s birds doing stuff. Dancing, singing, talking, anything that involves birds, especially parrots doing the charming, the funny or the out-and-out amazing. Many of these videos have gone viral on Youtube, causing these birds to be Facebook “water cooler” talk and usually landing the Caregiver on “Letterman,” “Ellen,” or any [...]
And the Band Played On…
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, essays and articles, tagged behavior training, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, blogging about parrots, Dr. Susan Friedman, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Garden at Best Friends, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund on October 10, 2010 | 20 Comments »
Rescued and Adopted. About a year ago, I did a presentation at the Rocky Mountain Society of Aviculture about getting the word out about your club, rescue, agenda, your work, your product; whatever it was that you were promoting. It was a pretty solid presentation about “branding” your organization and lifting your profile. And unlike [...]
It’s Not Just “Dogtown”
Posted in Best Friends Animal Society, tagged Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Bird Blogs, DogTown, Jane Hallander, Parrot Blog, Parrot Blogs, Parrot Garden at Best Friends, Parrot Nation, Parrot Rescue Sites, Patricia Sund, rehoming parrots, Rick Van Tuyl, Visiting Best Friends Animal Sanctuary on October 7, 2010 | 5 Comments »
One of the objectives I had in mind coming to Best Friends was to visit all of the departments. I had eight days to do this. And there are several problems with this goal. This place is BIG. Really big. It resides on over three thousand acres. Most everyone knows about “Dogtown.” That is the [...]






